Chapter 1566 The apprentice of that year was unexpected
For Gu Yi, Hong Kong is not the best choice. If she could, she would rather choose the city of London. It’s a pity that this is no longer a choice.
Because with the demise of Britain and the fall of New York, the temples in these two places have been completely destroyed. The apprentices who were sent to it have not encountered any unexpected problems, but have probably completely cut off their ties with the past with the migrant abortions.
I am afraid the effort spent on finding them will be far beyond the budget. Instead of doing so, it is better to come to Hong Kong to be more convenient. At least, this Eastern city is stable enough and has not experienced any major changes. If she is looking for her former apprentice here, she hopes that it will be bigger.
This is the main reason why she came to Hong Kong. In addition, there is another reason that the apprentice in charge here is a guy she trusts very much.
Wang was a student she accepted in her early years. She was not only proficient in martial arts, but also a mage with outstanding achievements. In the topic of how mages use magic and melee combat, this outstanding guy has great insights and achievements. It is precisely because of his excellence that he won the favor of Gu Yi and became a crucial left-hand player character around her.
For decades during Kamataj, Wang has been serving as Gu Yi's assistant and the head of Kamataj Library. Because of his sincerity and loyalty, Gu Yi can always entrust him with important tasks. Even when Kamataj is facing a catastrophe.
At that time, he was accepted as the head of the Hong Kong Temple and was responsible for living a stable life with some apprentices and children.
Gu Yi was full of confidence in whether he could be competent for such a character. Because he knew the king's ability very well and his personality very well. It can be said that in such a situation, if anyone could lead some out of the predicament, then the king would definitely be the second choice.
It can be said that Gu Yi was very convinced that Kama Taj's apprentice must have lived safely in this city under the leadership of Wang. The only thing she couldn't be sure of was whether Wang was still alive.
You should know that the lifespan of a mage is not comparable to that of a monk who practices immortal arts. It is normal to live in seventy or eighty years of age like an ordinary person. Of course, there are also abnormalities. For example, a druid who is proficient in potions or is good at natural magic like her. Then she can probably live for more than a hundred or decades on this basis.
Unfortunately, Wang has been fighting for how to combine magic and melee combat throughout his life. He is not very good at potions or natural magic. As for the method of cultivating immortals, it is even more regrettable, because he is not a guy with such wisdom. So, if you count it carefully, Wang is probably in his seventies now. And such an age is already very dangerous for a mage like him.
It is very likely that in the journey of Gu Yi, she could only see the tombstones belonging to the king. But with some kind of luck in mind, she still hoped to see the king herself. It was driven by this idea that she had already arrived at the location of the Hong Kong Temple, located in front of a church in Kowloon.
This church was exchanged for several antiques from Louis XIV when she first colonized Hong Kong in England. According to the market value at that time, it was worth more than 5,000 pounds. This amount of money may not be considered anything at this time, but only a matter of tens of thousands of yuan. But in the 19th century, this account was not calculated like this.
You should know that at that time, Britain was still in the glorious period of the empire of the sun never set, and the British pound was directly linked to the gold standard. Simply put, the pound was equivalent to gold of the same value. According to one pound twenty shillings, one shilling twelve pence, one pen and one stack of paper, the value of a little more is converted. The purchasing power of a pound is about 2,000 yuan. When it comes to five thousand pounds, it must be a thousand million yuan.
This price was already a considerable expense at that time. I am afraid that even the ordinary nobles could not afford such expenses. Of course, judging from the exaggerated land price in Hong Kong, Master Guyi's business must have made a profit. The church with a foundation area of more than 1,000 square meters alone would probably be able to sell an astronomical figure if it was to sell it now.
Unfortunately, she did not have the idea of making a big profit by continuing to take over the real estate market. She just wants to find Wang herself as soon as possible or get news from him.
This idea was so urgent that she had not had time to go through the normal process that she had already entered the church directly. As soon as she entered the church, she immediately discovered many unexpected situations that made her feel.
She originally thought that escaping with so many apprentices would be a lot of pressure for the king. After all, many of the escapees were children. According to the saying "A half-boys" that I had to eat so much, it was basically impossible to fill so many belly without paying a huge price."
She was already ready to be sold by the king for the ancestral property. She even said that the antiques and magic props stored in the Hong Kong Temple were all prepared for them.
Once there is a problem of insufficient expenses, the things in it can be more or less able to support them for a while. As for how long it can last, it depends on their own ability.
If you can find a way to make a living, it should not be a problem to keep going. But if you live in vain and develop a problem that you don’t feel bad about selling your family, then even if you are a sea of gold and silver, it will not be enough for them to struggle.
Wang is an honest man and should not do anything like this that only playboys would do. But it is not certain whether those apprentices would do this.
If the king was decades younger and could keep suppressing them, this was not a problem to worry about. However, because this was impossible, naturally, at the beginning, the ancient priest inevitably thought about the worst possibility.
She had already made psychological preparations for the family's silence. What she didn't expect was that this temple was the same as it was thirty years ago. Not to mention that there were no objects, even the decoration inside was still the same as it was thirty years ago. There was no trace of aging.
This is very unusual, because you should know that this is a building from the 19th century Victorian era. Many of the things inside look standard antiques today, and decoration is no exception. If you want to keep these in their original appearance, regular maintenance by dedicated people is indispensable. This has always been a troublesome enough problem. Because just filling out the bill check can make many people feel distressed.
Master Guyi had hundreds of years of savings, so it didn't matter if he was rich and powerful. But Wang Ke did not have such financial resources. How did he maintain this building and keep it as it was before? In Guyi's opinion, this was simply an unsolvable mystery.
Could it be that he built a circus troupe and supported this temple by taking his apprentices to perform his skills? This is too outrageous, and the circus troupe is not as profitable as that.
Carrying a lot of question marks, Gu Yi quietly entered the depths of the temple.
Along the way, she saw many apprentices. However, these apprentices were all new faces to her. No matter how young children looked, they were unlikely to have experienced the Kama Taj massacre. On the contrary, some of the middle-aged people could vaguely see the Kama Taj apprentice.
She didn't dare to come out to recognize each other rashly, so she could only hide her figure and walk all the way to the deepest part of the temple. As soon as she entered the deepest part of the temple, she immediately noticed a guy who looked very familiar.
Judging from his appearance, this guy is 70% or 80% similar to the king in his impression. But in her memory, the king should be a thin middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, rather than the guy in front of him who looks at most thirty years old and has gained some weight.
Is this the son of the king? Gu Yi, who was guessing in his heart, quickly denied this conjecture. Because she had never heard of Wang having a son, and Besides, the most orthodox magic fluctuations in their Kama Taj lineage were flowing in the body of this guy in front of him, which was something she could teach. Without her professor, even if he was the descendant, he would not have such an aura.
So, there is only one answer, that is, the guy in front of him is the Wang herself she is looking for.
But shouldn't the king be like an old man in his seventies now? Why does it seem that he has become a little fat, but he has become a little younger? Gu Yi, who was puzzled, looked at this old friend and felt a little unsure of what to say for a moment. But soon, she made up her mind and greeted the somewhat strange king in front of her.
"Long time no see, king!"
The sudden voice obviously scared the Kama Taj mage named Wang. He subconsciously picked up a hammer-like thing from his side, and then suddenly knocked it towards the direction behind him.
However, a golden barrier blocked his attack, and the moment he saw the ancient priest, he immediately stopped his movements and said to her in disbelief.
"Supreme Master? God, are you still alive? I thought..."
"No, it's nothing. Just come back. It's so happy to see you. I really think I'll never see you again in my life?"
Gu Yi's appearance caused a significant fluctuation in Wang's mood, but soon, he adjusted his mentality and welcomed her enthusiastically. Looking at Wang Yi's sincere smile, Gu Yi slowly smiled on his face.
"You are right, and I think I will never see you anymore. But fate still favors me more or less. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me, why have you... become what you are now?"
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Chapter completed!